Some key computer functions are governed by the CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor), a chip on your motherboard powered by a small battery. The CMOS governs things like the system time ...

We are going to change all the BIOS settings to default in order to reset CMOS. Restart your computer and boot into BIOS. When your computer starts, a screen will ask you to press a key in order ...

A battery that maintains the time, date, hard disk and other configuration settings in the CMOS memory. CMOS batteries are small and are attached directly to the motherboard. See BIOS setup and ...